The Governing Board of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) approved Resolution 6-2026, formally committing the party to repeal the Law of the Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico, authored by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz and signed into law by Governor Jenniffer González. Party secretary general Calderón Cerame said the PPD will always defend the Constitution and will not allow it to be dismantled "in a dictatorial manner" by the PNP, adding: "This reform was not made to improve justice, it was made to weaken the Judicial Branch. When the PPD returns to power in 2029, we will repeal it."
"This reform was not made to improve justice, it was made to weaken the Judicial Branch. When the PPD returns to power in 2029, we will repeal it."
The resolution states the new law transfers to the full Supreme Court administrative-direction decisions that Section 7 of Article V of the Constitution confers on the court’s presidency, including the designation of regional administrative judges, separating authority from responsibility in court administration. The populares argue that altering this distribution of functions requires a constitutional amendment submitted to the people, not an ordinary law.
"Judicial independence is not a party matter: it is a guarantee for every Puerto Rican who goes to a court seeking justice," Calderón Cerame said. The board also approved Axel Colón Pérez as alternate electoral commissioner.